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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
7448 e-Learning Curriculum Design & Development
The City of Fort Collins is requesting proposals from qualified firms to assist the
Learning & Organizational Development Manager, with custom Web-Based training
design and development services to support the learning and development functions of
the organization.
Proposals may be submitted by E-mail in Microsoft Word or PDF format. E-mail
submittals shall be e-mailed to: purchasing@fcgov.com. If submitting hard copy
proposals, five (5) copies, will be received at the City of Fort Collins' Purchasing
Division, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. Proposals will
be received before 3:00 p.m. (our clock), December 3, 2012 and referenced as
Proposal No. 7448. If delivered, they are to be sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2nd
Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is P.O. Box 580, Fort
Collins, 80522-0580.
The City encourages all disadvantaged business enterprises to submit proposals in
response to all requests for proposals and will not be discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, national origin for all proposals for negotiated agreements.
Questions concerning the scope of the project should be directed to Project Manager,
Doreen Kemp at (970) 416-2430 or dkemp@fcgov.com.
Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to
David Carey, CPPB, Buyer, at (970) 416-2191 or dcarey@fcgov.com.
The deadline for questions is November 20, 2012 at 5:00 PM (our clock).
A copy of the Proposal may be obtained as follows:
1. Download the Proposal/Bid from the BuySpeed Webpage,
www.fcgov.com/eprocurement
The City of Fort Collins is subject to public information laws, which permit access to
most records and documents. Proprietary information in your response must be clearly
identified and will be protected to the extent legally permissible. Proposals may not be
marked ‘Proprietary’ in their entirety. Information considered proprietary is limited to
material treated as confidential in the normal conduct of business, trade secrets,
discount information, and individual product or service pricing. Summary price
information may not be designated as proprietary as such information may be carried
Financial Services
Purchasing Division
215 N. Mason St. 2nd Floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
970.221.6707
fcgov.com/purchasing
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forward into other public documents. All provisions of any contract resulting from this
request for proposal will be public information.
Sales Prohibited/Conflict of Interest: No officer, employee, or member of City Council,
shall have a financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property,
equipment, material, supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises
directly or indirectly any decision-making authority concerning such sale or any
supervisory authority over the services to be rendered. This rule also applies to
subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift, gratuity favor, entertainment,
kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or is seeking to do
business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited.
Collusive or sham proposals: Any proposal deemed to be collusive or a sham proposal
will be rejected and reported to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this
proposal assures that such proposal is genuine and is not a collusive or sham proposal.
The City of Fort Collins reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive
any irregularities or informalities.
Sincerely,
James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
7448 e-Learning Curriculum Design & Development
Background Information:
The City of Fort Collins is a community of approximately 145,000 highly educated and
engaged residents located approximately 60 miles north of Denver. The City utilizes a
Council-Manager form of government and is governed by an elected seven member
Council, including an elected mayor. It is a full-service organization. City of Fort Collins
Human Resources Department is inviting proposals from experienced consultants and
companies to assist the Learning & Organizational Development Manager, with custom
Web-Based training design and development services to support the learning and
development functions of the organization.
E-Learning Curriculum Design Scope of Work:
Provide the Learning & Organizational Development Manager with customized, self-
directed courses or curriculum that can be deployed through the enterprise-wide
Learning Management System (LMS) for all employees to access. The vendor should
be grounded in adult learning theory and an appropriate blend of behavioral and
cognitive methods of instruction. The vendor’s model needs to focus on learning
through effective processing, retention, and application of new knowledge and skills.
The premise is that adult learners become ready to learn when they experience life
situations that require new knowledge or a need for an ability to perform more
effectively and satisfyingly. Thus the course or curriculum should provide a learning
experience with a task-centered or problem-centered or life-centered orientation to
learning. City of Fort Collins employees expect a learning environment that is
interactive, where they can learn through participation and experimentation while having
fun.
The vendor should be able to articulate the core learning model that appropriately
addresses the essential elements of a subject matter or topic that requires training.
Examples of topics are:
City Council Agenda Item Summary
Personnel Policies i.e., Family & Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards
Act, Sexual Harassment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Reasonable
Suspicion and Discipline & Grievances.
Customer Service
New Hire Orientation
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Additionally, the vendor may have opportunity to design self-directed, short courses for
the public to access from the internet – www.fcgov.com. Examples of topics that
citizens may be interested in learning more, especially, in terms of understanding how
the process works are:
City Council’s Boards & Commission training
Solicitation Ordinance
Signs in the “Right-of-Way”
The vendor should possess extensive experience in designing and developing
performance improvement solutions and Web-based learning for a variety of audiences
and industries given the City is comprised of numerous businesses such as
enforcement to water quality. The vendor should demonstrate how they can provide
strategic thinking and tactical execution for training while being fast, flexible and
responsive to the organization’s training needs. Additional relevant experience would
include:
Direct experience developing online courseware and integrating that
courseware with a wide variety of Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Designed and developed custom training programs on time and on
budget.
Developed learning programs targeted for government.
Developed courses that address both interpersonal and performance (job)
skills.
Equipped and able to work with a variety of developmental tools (e.g.,
Dreamweaver, Front Page, Flash, Director, Authorware, JavaScript,
Articulate Presenter, and QuizMaker, Adobe Presenter, Captivate,
ToolBook, Icon Author, RoboHelp, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premier).
With the vendor’s project leadership and management, performance consulting, and
instructional design resources, and the City’s subject matter expertise and operational
objectives, the goal of providing real-time, customized training for employees to be more
productive can be achieved.
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Proposal Submittal:
Qualified vendors interested in the work described should submit a minimum of the following
information to the City:
The proposal must be signed by a duly authorized representative of the firm and include
title and contact information.
Provide the name and contact information for the firm’s representative who would be
responsible for managing the project.
Provide a description of your firm’s experience in designing and developing
customized, Web-based, self-directed courses or curriculum that can be
deployed through the enterprise-wide Learning Management System (LMS) for
all employees to access.
List related experience with municipal government and quasi-government agencies,
listing references for possible contact.
Demonstrate how your firm can provide strategic thinking and tactical execution
for training while being fast, flexible and responsive to the organization’s training
needs.
Provide hourly rates and stand standard reimbursement policy.
Organize proposal addressing standards per Review and Assessment Section of RFP
document.
Miscellaneous:
The City of Fort Collins expects to enter into a written Work Order Type Professional
Services Agreement (PSA) with the chosen firm that shall incorporate this RFP and firm’s
proposal. The anticipated terms and conditions of the PSA are set forth in this RFP per the
attached sample; however, the City may include additional terms and conditions in the
Agreement as deemed necessary. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement
shall be initiated as specified by each written Work Order.
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REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT:
Professional firms will be evaluated on the following criteria. These criteria will be the
basis for review of the written proposals and optional interview session. The City
reserves the right to select solely on the basis of the written proposal. At discretion of
the City, interviews of top rated firms may be held.
The rating scale shall be from 1 to 5, with 1 being a poor rating, 3 being an average
rating, and 5 being an outstanding rating.
WEIGHTING
FACTOR QUALIFICATION STANDARD
2.0 Scope of Proposal
Does the proposal show an understanding of
the project objective, methodology to be used
and results that are desired from the project?
2.0 Assigned
Personnel
Do the persons who will be working on the
project have the necessary skills? Are
sufficient people of the requisite skills assigned
to the project?
1.0 Availability
Can the work be completed in the necessary
time? Can the target start and completion
dates be met? Are other qualified personnel
available to assist in meeting the project
schedule if required? Is the project team
available to attend meetings as required by the
Scope of Work?
1.0 Motivation Is the firm interested and are they capable of
doing the work in the required time frame?
2.0
Cost and
Work Hours
Do the proposed cost and work hours compare
favorably with the project Manager's estimate?
Are the work hours presented reasonable for
the effort required in each project task or
phase?
2.0 Firm Capability
Does the firm have the support capabilities the
assigned personnel require? Has the firm
done previous projects of this type and scope?
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REFERENCE EVALUATION (TOP RATED FIRM):
The project Manager will check references using the following criteria. The evaluation
rankings will be labeled Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
QUALIFICATION STANDARD
Overall Performance Would you hire this Professional again? Did
they show the skills required by this project?
Timetable
Was the original Scope of Work completed
within the specified time? Were interim
deadlines met in a timely manner?
Completeness
Was the Professional responsive to client needs;
did the Professional anticipate problems? Were
problems solved quickly and effectively?
Budget Was the original Scope of Work completed
within the project budget?
Job Knowledge
a) If a study, did it meet the Scope of Work?
b) If Professional administered a construction
contract, was the project functional upon
completion and did it operate properly?
Were problems corrected quickly and
effectively?
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SAMPLE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WORK ORDER TYPE
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below by and
between THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter
referred to as the "City" and , hereinafter referred to as "Professional".
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed
by and between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Scope of Services. The Professional agrees to provide services in accordance
with any project Work Orders for , issued by the City. A blank sample of a work order is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of ( ) pages and is incorporated herein by
this reference. The City reserves the right to independently bid any project rather than issuing a
Work Order to the Professional for the same pursuant to this Agreement.
2. The Work Schedule. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement
shall be performed in accordance with the Work Schedule stated on each Work Order.
3. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be
performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated as specified on each Work Order. Time
is of the essence. Any extensions of any time limit must be agreed upon in writing by the
parties hereto.
4. Contract Period. [Option 1] This Agreement shall commence , 20 ,
and shall continue in full force and effect until , 20 , unless sooner terminated as
herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for
additional one year periods not to exceed ( ) additional one year periods.
Renewals and pricing changes shall be negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. The
Denver Boulder Greeley CPIU published by the Colorado State Planning and Budget Office will
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be used as a guide. Written notice of renewal shall be provided to the Professional and mailed
no later than ninety (90) days prior to contract end.
5. Early Termination by City/Notice. Notwithstanding the time periods contained
herein, the City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written
notice of termination to the Professional. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15)
days prior to the termination date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by
the parties. All notices provided under this agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage
prepaid and sent to the following address:
Professional:
City:
City of Fort Collins
Attn:
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
With Copy to:
City of Fort Collins
Attn: Purchasing
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
In the event of any such early termination by the City, the Professional shall be paid for services
rendered prior to the date of termination subject only to the satisfactory performance of the
Professional's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Professional's sole
right and remedy for such termination.
6. Design, Project Insurance and Insurance Responsibility. The Professional shall
be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, timely completion and the
coordination of all services rendered by the Professional, including but not limited to designs,
plans, reports, specifications, and drawings and shall, without additional compensation,
promptly remedy and correct any errors, omissions, or other deficiencies. The Professional
shall indemnify, save and hold harmless the City its officers and employees, in accordance with
Colorado law, from all damages whatsoever claimed by third parties against the City and for the
City's costs and reasonable attorney’s fees arising directly or indirectly out of the Professional's
negligent performance of any of the services furnished under this Agreement. The Professional
shall maintain commercial general liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 combined single
limits and errors and omissions insurance in the amount of .
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7. Compensation. In consideration of services to be performed pursuant to this
Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional on a time and reimbursable direct cost basis
designated in Exhibit "B", consisting of ( ) page(s), attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference. At the election of the City, each Work Order may contain
a maximum fee, which shall be negotiated by the parties hereto for each such Work Order.
Monthly partial payments based upon the Professional's billings and itemized statements are
permissible. The amounts of all such partial payments shall be based upon the Professional's
City-verified progress in completing the services to be performed pursuant to the Work Order
and upon approval of the Professional's direct reimbursable expenses. Final payment shall be
made following acceptance of the work by the City. Upon final payment, all designs, plans,
reports, specifications, drawings, and other services rendered by the Professional shall become
the sole property of the City.
8. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of work, its
project representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and
proper decisions with reference to the project. All requests for contract interpretations, change
orders, and other clarification or instruction shall be directed to the City Representative.
9. Project Drawings. Upon conclusion of the project and before final payment, the
Professional shall provide the City with reproducible drawings of the project containing accurate
information on the project as constructed. Drawings shall be of archival, prepared on stable mylar
base material using a non-fading process to provide for long storage and high quality reproduction. "CD"
disc of the as-built drawings shall also be submitted to the owner in and AutoCAD version no older then
the established city standard.
10. Monthly Report. Commencing thirty (30) days after Notice to Proceed is given on
any Work Order and every thirty days thereafter, Professional is required to provide the City
Representative with a written report of the status of the work with respect to the Work Order,
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Work Schedule and other material information. Failure to provide any required monthly report
may, at the option of the City, suspend the processing of any partial payment request.
11. Independent Contractor. The services to be performed by Professional are those
of an independent contractor and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City shall
not be responsible for withholding any portion of Professional's compensation hereunder for the
payment of FICA, Workers' Compensation, other taxes or benefits or for any other purpose.
12. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into this Agreement
based on the special abilities of the Professional and that this Agreement shall be considered as
an agreement for personal services. Accordingly, the Professional shall neither assign any
responsibilities nor delegate any duties arising under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the City.
13. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval of drawings, designs, plans,
specifications, reports, and incidental work or materials furnished hereunder shall not in any way
relieve the Professional of responsibility for the quality or technical accuracy of the work. The
City's approval or acceptance of, or payment for, any of the services shall not be construed to
operate as a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City under this Agreement.
14. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a
material element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform
according to the terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default.
15. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting
party shall be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event
the default remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the
Agreement and seek damages; (b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific
performance; or (c) avail himself of any other remedy at law or equity. If the non-defaulting
party commences legal or equitable actions against the defaulting party, the defaulting party
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shall be liable to the non-defaulting party for the non-defaulting party's reasonable attorney fees
and costs incurred because of the default.
16. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers,
employees, agents and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assigns of said parties.
17. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the
construction, interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any
provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this
Agreement.
18. Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. Pursuant to Section 8-17.5-101,
C.R.S., et. seq., Professional represents and agrees that:
a. As of the date of this Agreement:
1. Professional does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien
who will perform work under this Agreement; and
2. Professional will participate in either the e-Verify program created in
Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156,
108th Congress, as amended, administered by the United States Department of
Homeland Security (the “e-Verify Program”) or the Department Program (the
“Department Program”), an employment verification program established
pursuant to Section 8-17.5-102(5)(c) C.R.S. in order to confirm the employment
eligibility of all newly hired employees to perform work under this Agreement.
b. Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to
perform work under this Agreement or knowingly enter into a contract with a
subcontractor that knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work
under this Agreement.
c. Professional is prohibited from using the e-Verify Program or Department
Program procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while this
Agreement is being performed.
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d. If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work
under this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Professional
shall:
1. Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that Professional
has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an
illegal alien; and
2. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of
receiving the notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not
cease employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Professional
shall not terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three days
the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not
knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
e. Professional shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado
Department of Labor and Employment (the “Department”) made in the course of an
investigation that the Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority
established in Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
f. If Professional violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties
imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If this
Agreement is so terminated, Professional shall be liable for actual and consequential
damages to the City arising out of Professional’s violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102,
C.R.S.
g. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Professional violates this
provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach.
19. Special Provisions. Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to
be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit "C", consisting of (
) page(s), attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
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THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
By: _________________________________
James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
Date: ______________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Assistant City Attorney
[Insert Professional's name] or
[Insert Partnership Name] or
[Insert individual's name] or
Doing business as [insert name of business]
By: _________________________________
Title: _______________________________
CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT
Date: _______________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________ (Corporate Seal)
Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT "A"
WORK ORDER FORM
PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AND
DATED:
Work Order Number:
Purchase Order Number:
Project Title:
Commencement Date:
Completion Date:
Maximum Fee: (time and reimbursable direct costs):
Project Description:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Scope of Services:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Professional agrees to perform the services
identified above and on the attached forms in
accordance with the terms and conditions
contained herein and in the Professional Services
Agreement between the parties. In the event of a
conflict between or ambiguity in the terms of the
Professional Services Agreement and this work
order (including the attached forms) the
Professional Services Agreement shall control.
The attached forms consisting of ___ (_) pages
are hereby accepted and incorporated herein, by
this reference, and Notice to Proceed is hereby
given.
Professional
By:_______________________________
Date:_____________________________
City of Fort Collins
By:_______________________________
Project Manager
Date:_____________________________
By: _______________________________
James B. O’Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
(over $60,000.00)
Date: ____________________________